Loved By Pollinators

Bees feeding on pink coneflower blooms in a pollinator friendly garden, with rich orange flower centres and soft green foliage.

Loved By Pollinators

Create a garden that supports bees and other beneficial insects.
Pollinator friendly planting focuses on providing reliable flowers, shelter, and food sources that help insects thrive from early spring through to late autumn.

This collection brings together plants that are well suited to Irish gardens and known to attract pollinators. Use the filters below to explore plants for different flowering periods, garden conditions, or wildlife value.

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Perennial
Kniphofia ‘Orange Vanilla Popsicle’
Red-Hot Poker 'Orange Vanilla Popsicle'

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Culinary Herb, Shrub
Laurus nobilis
Bay Tree

From €21,95

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Shrub
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Essence Purple’
English Lavender 'Essence Purple'

From €5,95

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Shrub
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’
English Lavender 'Hidcote'

From €5,95

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Perennial
Liatris spicata ‘Floristan Violet’
Button Snakewort 'Floristan Violett'

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Perennial
Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’
Button Snakewort 'Kobold'

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Shrub, Tree
Ligustrum ovalifolium
Privet

From €10,95

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Shrub
Ligustrum ovalifolium ‘Aureum’
Golden Privet

€12,95

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Climber
Lonicera periclymenum
Common Honeysuckle

€12,95

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Shrub
Mahonia × media ‘Charity’
Oregon Grape 'Charity'

From €14,95

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Shrub
Mahonia × media ‘Winter Sun’
Oregon Grape 'Winter Sun'

From €14,95

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Edible Fruit, Tree
Malus domestica ‘Discovery’
Apple 'Discovery'

From €50,95

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Edible Fruit
Malus domestica ‘Elstar’
Apple 'Elstar'

From €50,95

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Edible Fruit, Tree
Malus domestica ‘James Grieve’
Apple 'James Grieve'

From €50,95

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Edible Fruit
Malus domestica ‘Katja’
Apple 'Katja'

From €50,95

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Edible Fruit, Tree
Malus domestica ‘Summerred’
Apple 'Summerred'

From €50,95

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Tree
Malus ‘Evereste’
Crab Apple 'Evereste'

From €28,95

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Tree
Malus × robusta ‘Red Sentinel’
Crab Apple 'Red Sentinel'

From €28,95

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Tree
Malus ‘Rudolph’
Crab Apple 'Rudolph'

From €153,95

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Tree
Malus ‘White Star’
Crab Apple 'White Star'

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